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Republican Debate Live Blog: 9 Presidential Candidates Gather in Orlando

The Republican presidential candidates are debating once again Thursday night, this time in Orlando, Fla. The participants are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Stay on this page for live updates.
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New Laser Beam Detects Roadside Bombs

Roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices, killer of many U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, can now be detected before they explode from a safe distance by a laser beam, researchers from Michigan State University say.
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Researchers Develop Laser to Detect Roadside Bombs from a Safe Distance

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) said the laser they've managed to develop has comparable output to a simple presentation pointer. However, it potentially has the sensitivity and selectivity to canvas large areas and identify the presence of roadside bombs, which they say account for about 60 percent of coalition soldiers' deaths.
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Obama's 'Buffett Rule' Proposal Has Merit

Republicans are saying President Barack Obama's unveiling of a $3 trillion long-term deficit reduction plan -- dubbed the Buffett Rule -- that relies upon raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans is political posturing and window dressing.
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Obama Tax on Wealthy - Correcting Last Decade’s Big Mistake?

Although President Obama’s new deficit reduction plan will be portrayed as a tax hike, in reality, it by and large returns the tax code, with a few exceptions, to levels that existed prior to the 2001 Bush income tax cut -- a cut that fundamentally altered the U.S.'s fiscal and economic trajectory. The nation has been trying to recover ever since.

Republicans Debating Ceiling on U.S. Defense Cuts

The idea is out there: Republicans on Capitol Hill considering a ceiling for defense cuts mandated by the deficit-reduction super committee. If it becomes a reality, however, it would not exceed $150 billion over 10 years.
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Pakistan Doesn't Back U.S. Claim of al-Qaida Kill

Pakistan had no confirmation Friday that al-Qaida's chief of operations in the country had been killed in a recent drone strike in the northwestern tribal region, as reported by American officials.
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9/11 Anniversary Attacks Thwarted by NATO

British Army Major General Tim Evans, who heads the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan, said that the insurgent group had planned a large-scale attack on the country, but NATO forces stopped it.
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US shows flag in Tripoli, pledges support

The United States gave Libya's new rulers a very visible show of support on Wednesday when a senior envoy visited the capital and praised their efforts to assert control of armed groups three weeks after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown.
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Kabul Attack Ends; Siege Linked to Haqqani Network

Afghan and NATO security forces have stopped the attack in Kabul that killed 14 people. It took 20 hours, but the last two militants were cleared from their high-rise hiding spot in on Wednesday morning.

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